"What you started yesterday?" she finally asked after recovering from the tingling within her.

They stopped in front of her room door and he looked down at her. "First, we should talk."

"I guess." He smiled and reached for the door handle.

After opening it and motioning her in, he said, "We should talk about us." The door closed.

"Us?" she asked, her legs walking to her wardrobe to pick an outfit for her outing.

"Well, mostly you." She turned to face Nathaniel who had helped himself onto her bed.

"Me?"

"Quit your job as a maid," came his response, his eyes boring into hers.

Throwing the gown in her...